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earn skills essential for effective functional garden design that honor th
e site and meet client needs. Each week will cover a different topic or te
chnique focusing on the importance of getting to know the client and site
as a basis of effective and appealing design. Essential and easy to grasp
design principles for those who design or install gardens will be introduc
ed throughout the course with the goal of practicing a form-finding approa
ch to garden design. The tools taught will provide a vocabulary essential
for assessing a property’s potential and problems\, and for asking the rig
ht questions to realize client’s wishes while avoiding common design mista
kes. Learn how to make well considered and sustainable choices for the ele
ments and materials commonly used in the residential scale garden. Feature
s including fences\, decks\, terraces\, garden furnishings\, containers an
d ornaments will be covered with a focus on expanding the designer’s vocab
ulary and palette. Students will select a project and take it from creat
ive concept to completed design plan including schematic drawings\, and pl
anting plans. Each class will involve instruction and evaluation of proje
cts in progress and will include both class instruction and studio time. F
requent group discussions and exercises will put the skills learned into a
ction. Students will make a formal presentation at the final class. This
course is the culmination of the Level II Certificate in Garden Design al
though all students are welcome.

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Instructor – Chuck Schn
ell\, M.A. has both a BA and MA in landscape design. He works in plan
ning and design for WCLDA in Ashfield\, MA. He is a recipient of the Gard
en Club of America McLaren Fellowship to study abroad. He has strong know
ledge of ornamental plants\, landscape design and construction expertise.<
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Guest Instructor -Walter Cudnohufsky\, M.L.A.
b>is a long time dedicated teacher. Having founded and for twenty years d
irected the nationally acclaimed Conway (Mass.) School of Landscape Design
\, he has honed a reasoned approach to planning design. Currently his fir
m is engaged in many diverse and stimulating planning/design projects thro
ughout the region.